to me, jamie begins to address (in a way) his view of the war. about halfway through the song, he seems to get more personal, as if he is targeting this song to one specific person. perhaps he knew a boy in high school who only did things for recognition, and now, in jamies eyes, he enlisted for the same reason. a few magazines have said that the line "Cuz you're a jock who was too stupid and too greedy And too unmotivated to do anything else but still be The biggest" is childish, but i feel that it just shows us that jamie is using the war issue to let his feelings out about people who will do things, even if they arent enthusiastic about them, just to get their name known.
to me, jamie begins to address (in a way) his view of the war. about halfway through the song, he seems to get more personal, as if he is targeting this song to one specific person. perhaps he knew a boy in high school who only did things for recognition, and now, in jamies eyes, he enlisted for the same reason. a few magazines have said that the line "Cuz you're a jock who was too stupid and too greedy And too unmotivated to do anything else but still be The biggest" is childish, but i feel that it just shows us that jamie is using the war issue to let his feelings out about people who will do things, even if they arent enthusiastic about them, just to get their name known.